Laser technology in atomic industry

It is known that comparatively small beam divergence and sufficiently high beam intensity of CO 2 lasers give possibility of their application in various technological processes, that demand distant interaction. The results of some technological applications of continuous wave (CW) and high repetition rate (HRR) CO 2 lasers with average power up to 50 kW are presented. It is shown that these lasers can be used in the field of nuclear power.